US11026222B2 - User equipment, base station and wireless communication method - Google Patents

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US11026222B2
US11026222B2 US16/631,493 US201716631493A US11026222B2 US 11026222 B2 US11026222 B2 US 11026222B2 US 201716631493 A US201716631493 A US 201716631493A US 11026222 B2 US11026222 B2 US 11026222B2
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a user equipment (UE), a base station (eNodeB) and wireless communication methods related to uplink control information mapping in physical uplink resources in NR (New Radio access technology).
  • UE user equipment
  • eNodeB base station
  • NR New Radio access technology
  • Uplink Control Information may be Channel State Information (CSI), Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) or Rank Indicator (RI).
  • CSI Channel State Information
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgement
  • RI Rank Indicator
  • UCI can be transmitted (mapped) in Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of UCI mapping in PUSCH in LTE.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a structure of a physical resource block (PRB) 10 .
  • the abscissa axis (T) of the PRB 10 represents time (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols), and its vertical axis (F) represents width of frequency band (subcarriers).
  • the abscissa axis is divided into 14 sections, each of which forms an OFDM symbol in the vertical axis direction.
  • the vertical axis is divided into 12 sections, each of which forms a subcarrier in the abscissa axis direction.
  • Each small block within the PRB 10 represents a resource element (RE), and all 12 ⁇ 14 REs of the PRB 10 form a 1 ms subframe, which includes slot 1 and slot 2 along the abscissa axis direction.
  • RE resource element
  • a PRB 10 shown in FIG. 1 is only an example for convenience of explanation of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • a PRB may also include 12 ⁇ 7 REs in another example, or may have any other suitable structure depending on specific requirement.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • the fourth OFDM symbol in each of the two slots in the same subframe is used to transmit DMRSs, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • CSI is transmitted at top of the PRB 10 , as shown by REs filled with right oblique lines.
  • HARQ-ACK and RI are transmitted at bottom of the PRB 10 , as shown by REs filled with vertical lines and horizontal lines respectively.
  • the remaining part of the PRB 10 is used to transmit data part, as shown by blank REs.
  • HARQ-ACKs are transmitted on REs adjacent to REs where DMRSs are mapped while RIs are next to HARQ-ACKs and a little farther away from DMRSs.
  • PUSCH is rate-matched around CSI and RI REs but HARQ-ACK REs are punctured. So, the handling is different between CSI/RI and HARQ-ACK.
  • One non-limiting and exemplary embodiment facilitates mapping of UCI in PUSCH in NR to avoid RS collision and improve channel performance.
  • a user equipment comprising: circuitry operative to map, in physical resource blocks (PRBs) for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Uplink Control Information (UCI) to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain; and a transmitter operative to transmit the UCI and the reference signals in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station.
  • PRBs Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • a base station comprising: a receiver operative to receive Uplink Control Information (UCI) and reference signals in Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on physical resource blocks (PRBs) for PUSCH from a user equipment; and circuitry operative to demap the UCI and the references signals from their respective resource elements in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • a wireless communication method for a user equipment comprising: mapping, in physical resource blocks (PRBs) for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Uplink Control Information (UCI) to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain; and transmitting the UCI and the reference signals in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station.
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • a wireless communication method for a base station comprising: receiving Uplink Control Information (UCI) and reference signals in Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on physical resource blocks (PRBs) for PUSCH from a user equipment; and demapping the UCI and the references signals from their respective resource elements in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of UCI mapping in PUSCH in LTE
  • FIG. 2(A) -(B) schematically shows two possible configurations for DMRSs in NR
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a part of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4(A) -(C) schematically shows some exemplary scenarios of UCI mapping in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of UCI mapping in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 8 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case of front-loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 9 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case of front-loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 10 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case of front-loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 11 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case that PT-RSs are present according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 12 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case that PT-RSs are present according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a block diagram of a part of a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a block diagram of details of a user equipment when CP-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a block diagram of details of a user equipment when DFT-S-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a block diagram of details of a base station when CP-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 17 illustrates a block diagram of details of a base station when DFT-S-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 18 schematically shows an example of a flowchart of communication between a base station and a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 19 illustrates a flowchart of a wireless communication method for a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 20 illustrates a flowchart of a wireless communication method for a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows two possible configurations for DMRSs in NR.
  • FIG. 2(A) shows a PRB 20 A which corresponds to a case of Comb like configuration for example.
  • Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is mapped to the first two symbols in the PRB 20 A, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and subcarriers 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 and 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • symbol number on abscissa axis (T) and subcarrier number on vertical axis (F) are indicated in order to easily identify positions of REs in PRB.
  • FIG. 2(B) shows a PRB 20 B which corresponds to a case of length-2 FD (Frequency Domain) OCC (Orthogonal Cover Code) based configuration for example.
  • PDCCH is mapped to the first two symbols in the PRB 20 B, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and consecutive subcarriers 2 & 3 , 6 & 7 , and 10 & 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • DMRS patterns thereof are different from each other accordingly.
  • DMRS pattern may vary based on different configurations in NR, which will impact the mapping of UCI in NR. It is noted that, gap between PDCCH and PUSCH is ignored here for convenience of explanation.
  • DFT-S-OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • CP-OFDM Cyclic Prefix-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • these two waveforms are both supported for uplink.
  • different waveforms will also impact the mapping of UCI in NR.
  • the principles of DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM are well known in the related art and thus will not be explained in detail herein. The main difference of them is whether additional DFT operation is present or not.
  • PT-RS Phase Tracking-Reference Signal
  • CPE common phase error
  • PT-RS pattern may also vary based on configuration and/or implicit indication by some fields in Downlink Control Information (DCI). For example, assuming UE will transmit two layers, with layer 1 being transmitted via antenna port 1 and layer 2 being transmitted via antenna port 2 . PT-RSs are transmitted on certain REs in layer 1 only, and REs in layer 2 corresponding to the certain REs are blanked.
  • DCI Downlink Control Information
  • PT-RSs are allocated consecutively in time domain (symbol level), that is to say, RT-RSs are mapped to some consecutive symbols in time domain on a same subcarrier.
  • the collision with PT-RS should also be taken into account for the mapping of UCI in NR.
  • the basic problem is how to design UCI mapping in PUSCH for all different cases (for example, different waveforms, different DMRS and/or PT-RS patterns, etc.) in NR especially considering RS collision and better channel performance.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a part of a user equipment 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the UE 300 may include circuitry 310 and a transmitter 320 .
  • the circuitry 310 is operative to map, in physical resource blocks (PRBs) for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Uplink Control Information (UCI) to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • the transmitter 320 is operative to transmit the UCI and the reference signals in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station.
  • the circuitry 310 implements mapping of UCI to physical resources, i.e., REs in PRBs for PUSCH.
  • PRBs are like the PRB as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 .
  • the circuitry 310 maps UCI to REs according to these REs' distances with REs for transmitting RSs (for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs) in time domain, according to these REs' distances with REs for transmitting RSs in frequency domain, according to these REs' distances with REs for transmitting RSs in spatial domain, or according to these REs' distances with REs for transmitting RSs in any combination of them.
  • RSs for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs
  • spatial domain for example relates to a case of multiple layer transmission, which will be explained in detail by way of example hereinafter.
  • the transmitter 320 may transmit UCI and RSs in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station.
  • the circuitry 310 is further operative to map UCI to one or more available resource elements whose distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped are shortest in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the circuitry 310 may map UCI to REs whose distances with REs for transmitting RSs (for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs) are shortest in time domain, in frequency domain, in spatial domain, or in any combination thereof. Specific examples thereof will be given hereinafter.
  • RSs for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs
  • the reference signals comprise DMRSs
  • UCI is mapped by the circuitry 310 to same subcarriers as DMRSs.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows some exemplary scenarios of UCI mapping in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 corresponds to a case that CP-OFDM waveform is used and that the DMRS pattern is the same as that shown in FIG. 2(A) for a Comb like configuration.
  • PDCCH is mapped to the first two symbols, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and subcarriers 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 and 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • UCI is mapped to same subcarriers as DMRSs, that is to say, UCI is mapped to subcarriers 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 and 11 in frequency domain.
  • UCI is mapped to two symbols adjacent to DMRSs, that is, symbols 3 , 4 .
  • REs where UCI is mapped are two REs whose distances with REs where DMRSs are mapped are shortest in time domain (in symbol level), as shown by REs filled with right oblique lines.
  • the shortest distance with REs where DMRSs are mapped may be explained as within two symbols in time domain. Or, the granularity on distance may be two symbols for example.
  • the mapping of UCI is not limited to the manner shown in FIG. 4(A) .
  • UCI is mapped to its adjacent two REs, that is, a RE composed of symbol 3 in time domain and subcarrier 11 in frequency domain and a RE composed of symbol 3 in time domain and subcarrier 10 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with right oblique lines.
  • REs where UCI is mapped are two REs whose distances with REs where DMRSs are mapped are shortest in both time domain and frequency domain (in RE level).
  • the shortest distance with REs where DMRSs are mapped may be explained as within one RE, that is, one symbol in time domain and/or one subcarrier in frequency domain.
  • the granularity on distance may be one RE for example.
  • FIG. 4(C) further shows another manner of mapping UCI.
  • UCI is mapped to its adjacent two REs, that is, a RE composed of symbol 2 in time domain and subcarrier 10 in frequency domain and a RE composed of symbol 3 in time domain and subcarrier 10 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with right oblique lines.
  • REs where UCI is mapped are two REs whose distances with REs where DMRSs are mapped are shortest in both time domain and frequency domain (in RE level).
  • the shortest distance with REs where DMRSs are mapped may be explained as within one RE, that is, one symbol in time domain and/or one subcarrier in frequency domain.
  • the granularity on distance may be one RE for example.
  • FIG. 4(B) and FIG. 4(C) map UCI to REs based on their distance with REs for DMRSs in RE level, there is a difference between them in that FIG. 4(B) considers frequency domain mapping firstly, that is, one of two REs for UCI belongs to the same subcarrier with RE for DMRS, while FIG. 4(C) considers time domain mapping firstly, that is, one of two REs for UCI belongs to the same symbol with RE for DMRS.
  • considering frequency domain mapping firstly may reduce latency and thus achieving a better channel performance.
  • FIG. 4 is only for purpose of explanation and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the mapping of UCI may be in any other suitable manner based on distances with REs for RSs in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the granularity of distance may be configured by gNB (base station) via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signalling.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • mapping of UCI by the circuitry 310 varies with patterns of the reference signals.
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of UCI mapping in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 corresponds to a case that CP-OFDM waveform is used and that the DMRS pattern is the same as that shown in FIG. 2(B) for a length-2 FD OCC based configuration.
  • PDCCH is mapped to the first two symbols, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and consecutive subcarriers 2 & 3 , 6 & 7 , and 10 & 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • mapping of UCI should vary accordingly. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , in order to keep UCI in the same subcarriers with DMRSs, UCI is mapped to subcarriers 2 & 3 , 6 & 7 , and 10 & 11 in frequency domain. In time domain, UCI is mapped to two symbols adjacent to DMRSs, that is, symbols 3 , 4 , which is the same as in FIG. 4(A) . In this case, similarly with FIG. 4(A) , REs where UCI is mapped are two REs whose distances with REs where DMRSs are mapped are shortest in time domain (in symbol level), as shown by REs filled with right oblique lines.
  • RS pattern may vary according to different configurations and different waveforms in NR.
  • a better channel performance can be achieved due to mapping of UCI varying with patterns of the reference signals.
  • UCI comprises a plurality of types of UCI, and the plurality of types of UCI are assigned with priorities respectively, and the higher the priority assigned to a type of UCI is, the shorter the distances of the one or more available resource elements, where the type of UCI is mapped, with resource elements, where reference signals are mapped, is.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 discuss the mapping of UCI by taking UCI as general information
  • UCI may be subdivided into several types. Further, by prioritize different types of UCI, mapping of these different types of UCI may reflect their priorities as well. Thereby, priority of different types of UCI can be guaranteed.
  • the plurality of types of UCI comprise Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK), Rank Indicator (RI), Beam management/recovery and Channel State Information (CSI), which are assigned with priorities respectively in descending order of priority. That is to say, the priority order of these UCI is: HARQ-ACK ⁇ RI ⁇ Beam management/recovery ⁇ CSI.
  • Beam management/recovery is a new type of UCI designed for NR.
  • CSI relates to CSI such as CQI/PMI.
  • all of the plurality of types of UCI are mapped to same subcarriers, and the higher the priority assigned to a type of UCI is, the shorter the distances of the one or more available resource elements, where the type of UCI is mapped, with resource elements, where reference signals are mapped, in time domain is.
  • FIG. 6 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 corresponds to a case that CP-OFDM waveform is used and that the DMRS pattern is the same as that shown in FIG. 2(B) for a length-2 FD OCC based configuration.
  • PDCCH is mapped to the first two symbols, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and consecutive subcarriers 2 & 3 , 6 & 7 , and 10 & 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • all of UCI is mapped to the same subcarriers with DMRSs, that is, to subcarriers 2 & 3 , 6 & 7 , and 10 & 11 in frequency domain.
  • the priority order of these four types of UCI is reflected by distances thereof with DMRS in time domain (in symbol level). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 , since HARQ-ACK has the highest priority, it is mapped to symbol 3 in time domain, as shown by REs filled with vertical lines. Next, RI having the second highest priority is mapped to symbol 4 in time domain, as shown by REs filled with horizontal lines.
  • Beam management/recovery having the third highest priority is mapped to symbol 5 in time domain, as shown by REs filled with points.
  • CSI e.g. CQI/PMI
  • HARQ-ACK is closest to DMRS in time domain (in symbol level) while CSI is farthest to DMRS in time domain (in symbol level).
  • the shortest distance with REs where DMRSs are mapped may be explained as within four symbols in time domain. Or, the granularity on distance may be four symbols for example. More specifically, among these four types of UCI, UCI with the highest priority is mapped to a RE whose distance is within one symbol with DMRS REs, that is, has the shortest distance with DMRS REs in time domain (in symbol level), and UCI with the second highest priority is mapped to a RE whose distance is within two symbols with DMRS REs, that is, has the second shortest distance with DMRS REs in time domain (in symbol level), and so on.
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 corresponds to a case that CP-OFDM waveform is used and that the DMRS pattern is the same as that shown in FIG. 2(A) for a Comb like configuration.
  • PDCCH is mapped to the first two symbols, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and subcarriers 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 and 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • HARQ-ACK is mapped to the same subcarrier with DMRSs in frequency domain and to a symbol adjacent to DMRS in time domain, as shown by REs filled with vertical lines.
  • RI is mapped to a subcarrier adjacent to DMRSs in frequency domain and to the same symbol with HARQ-ACK in time domain, as shown by REs filled with horizontal lines.
  • the manner of UCI mapping in FIG. 7 is the same as that in FIG. 4(B) in which REs where UCI is mapped are two REs whose distances with REs where DMRSs are mapped are shortest in both time domain and frequency domain (in RE level).
  • the shortest distance with REs where DMRSs are mapped may be explained as within one RE, that is, one symbol in time domain and/or one subcarrier in frequency domain.
  • the granularity on distance may be one RE for example.
  • the priority order of the two types of UCI is reflected by distances thereof with DMRSs in both time domain and frequency domain (in RE level), which is different from FIG. 6 .
  • frequency domain mapping is considered firstly, that is to say, HARQ-ACK having a higher priority is mapped to the same subcarrier with DMRSs, latency can thus be reduced while the priority of different UCI is guaranteed.
  • UCI with a higher priority is mapped to a RE whose distance is within 0 subcarrier in frequency domain and one symbol in time domain, that is, has the shortest distance with DMRS REs in both frequency domain and time domain (in RE level)
  • UCI with a lower priority is mapped to a RE whose distance is within one subcarrier in frequency domain and one symbol in time domain, that is, has the second shortest distance with DMRS REs in both frequency domain and time domain (in RE level).
  • the reference signals comprise front-loaded Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and additional DMRSs, and mapping of UCI around the front-loaded DMRSs is same as or different from mapping of UCI around the additional DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • FIG. 8 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case of front-loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the first three symbols in PRB 80 are used for control region, as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • Front-loaded DMRSs are mapped to symbols 3 , 4 in time domain and to subcarriers 5 , 11 in frequency domain, and additional DMRSs are mapped to symbols 9 , 10 in time domain and to subcarriers 5 , 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • mapping of different types of UCI around it is based on distances with it in frequency domain (in subcarrier level).
  • the priority order of these UCI is: HARQ-ACK ⁇ RI ⁇ Beam management/recovery ⁇ CSI.
  • HARQ-ACK having the highest priority is mapped to the same subcarrier with the front-loaded DMRS in frequency domain and to a symbol adjacent to the front-loaded DMRS in time domain, as shown by a RE filled with vertical lines.
  • RI having the second highest priority is mapped to the same symbol with HARQ-ACK in time domain and to a subcarrier adjacent to HARQ-ACK in frequency domain, as shown by a RE filled with horizontal lines.
  • Beam management/recovery having the third highest priority is mapped to the same symbol with HARQ-ACK in time domain and to a subcarrier adjacent to RI in frequency domain, as shown by a RE filled with points.
  • CSI having the lowest priority is mapped to the same symbol with HARQ-ACK in time domain and to a subcarrier adjacent to Beam management/recovery in frequency domain, as shown by a RE filled with right oblique lines.
  • the priority order of these four types of UCI is reflected by their distances with the front-loaded DMRS in frequency domain (in subcarrier level). More specifically, the higher the priority of a type of UCI is, the shorter the distance of the type of UCI with the front-loaded DMRS in frequency domain (in subcarrier level) is. As described above, frequency domain mapping is considered firstly in order to reduce latency.
  • the mapping of UCI is symmetric around the additional DMRSs themselves. But, the mapping of UCI around additional DMRSs is not same as that around front-loaded DMRSs. Specifically, for an additional DMRS mapped to a RE composed of symbol 9 in time domain and subcarrier 11 in frequency domain, the four types of UCI are mapped to symbol 8 in time domain while for an additional DMRS mapped to a RE composed of symbol 10 in time domain and subcarrier 11 in frequency domain, the four types of UCI are mapped to symbol 11 in time domain.
  • FIG. 9 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case of front-loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the first three symbols in PRB 90 are used for control region, as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • Front-loaded DMRSs are mapped to symbols 3 , 4 in time domain and to subcarriers 5 , 11 in frequency domain
  • additional DMRSs are mapped to symbols 9 , 10 in time domain and to subcarriers 5 , 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • mapping of different types of UCI around it is based on distances with it in both frequency domain and time domain (in RE level).
  • the priority order of these UCI is: HARQ-ACK ⁇ RI ⁇ Beam management/recovery ⁇ CSI.
  • HARQ-ACK having the highest priority is mapped to the same subcarrier with the front-loaded DMRS in frequency domain and to a symbol adjacent to the front-loaded DMRS in time domain, as shown by a RE filled with vertical lines.
  • RI having the second highest priority is mapped to the same symbol with HARQ-ACK in time domain and to a subcarrier adjacent to HARQ-ACK in frequency domain, as shown by a RE filled with horizontal lines.
  • Beam management/recovery having the third highest priority is mapped to the same subcarrier with HARQ-ACK in frequency domain and to a subcarrier adjacent to HARQ-ACK in frequency domain, as shown by a RE filled with points.
  • CSI having the lowest priority is mapped to the same symbol with Beam management/recovery in time domain and to a subcarrier adjacent to Beam management/recovery in frequency domain, as shown by a RE filled with right oblique lines.
  • mapping UCI in FIG. 9 is the same as that in FIG. 7 . That is, the priority order of these four types of UCI is reflected by their distance with the front-loaded DMRS in both frequency domain and time domain (in RE level). As described above, frequency domain mapping is considered firstly in order to reduce latency.
  • mapping of UCI is symmetric around the additional DMRSs themselves. But, the mapping of UCI around additional DMRSs is not same as that around front-loaded DMRSs.
  • FIG. 10 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of different types of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case of front-loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 corresponds to a case that CP-OFDM waveform is used and that the front-loaded DMRS pattern is the similar as that shown in FIG. 2(B) for a length-2 FD OCC based configuration.
  • PDCCH is mapped to the first two symbols, i.e. symbols 0 , 1 , as shown by REs filled with cross lines.
  • Front-loaded DMRSs are mapped to symbol 2 in time domain and consecutive subcarriers 2 & 3 , 6 & 7 , and 10 & 11 in frequency domain, as shown by REs filled with left oblique lines.
  • mapping of UCI around additional DMRSs is the same as mapping of UCI around front-loaded DMRSs.
  • DMRS Downlink Reference Signal
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and Phase Tracking-Reference signals (PT-RSs), and UCI is mapped by the circuitry 310 only in the layer transmitting PT-RSs in a case of multiple layer transmission.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • PT-RSs Phase Tracking-Reference signals
  • FIG. 11 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case that PT-RSs are present according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 corresponds to multiple layer transmission. As described above, PT-RSs will not be transmitted in all of layers in multiple layer transmission. Here, it is assumed that UE 300 transmits two layers in total as shown in FIG. 11 . For each layer, configurations of PDCCH and DMRS are the same as those in FIG. 2(A) , thus details thereof is not discussed here for avoiding redundancy.
  • UCI is mapped to REs which is closer to REs where DMRSs are mapped than REs where PT-RSs are mapped in time domain and/or frequency domain, as shown in layer 1 in FIG. 11 , the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • UCI may also be mapped to REs which is closer to REs where PT-RSs are mapped than REs where DMRSs are mapped in time domain and/or frequency domain. Mapping of UCI should be decided in consideration of both latency and phase error compensation.
  • UCI is mapped by the circuitry 310 only in PRBs having PT-RSs.
  • FIG. 12 schematically shows an exemplary scenario of mapping of UCI in PUSCH in NR in a case that PT-RSs are present according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • configurations of PDCCH and DMRS are the same as those in FIG. 2(A) , thus details thereof is not discussed here for avoiding redundancy.
  • PT-RSs may not be transmitted in all of PRBs.
  • UE 300 transmits PT-RSs in PRB 1 but not in PRB 2 , as shown in FIG. 12 .
  • UCI is mapped only in PRB 1 but not in PRB 2 in order to get better phase error compensation.
  • Cyclic Prefix-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing CP-OFDM
  • DFT-S-OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • UCI in frequency domain, UCI is evenly distributed across a PRB for PUSCH or centralized at the top and the bottom of the PRB for PUSCH.
  • FIGS. 4-12 shows cases that UCI is evenly distributed across a PRB in frequency domain; however, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • UCI may also be centralized at the top and the bottom of the PRB for PUSCH in NR, like mapping of UCI shown in FIG. 1 for LTE.
  • the rule of mapping UCI adopted in the circuitry 310 may be fixed in advance, or may be configured semi-statically or dynamically by the base station.
  • the UE 300 is described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3-12 .
  • RS collision may be avoided and system performance may be improved in NR.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a block diagram of a part of a base station 1300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the base station 1300 includes a receiver 1310 and circuitry 1320 .
  • the receiver 1310 is operative to receive Uplink Control Information (UCI) and reference signals in Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on physical resource blocks (PRBs) for PUSCH from a user equipment.
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • the circuitry 1320 is operative to demap the UCI and the references signals from their respective resource elements in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the user equipment may be the UE 300 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped to one or more available resource elements whose distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped are shortest in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and Phase Tracking-Reference signals (PT-RSs), and the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped only in the layer transmitting PT-RSs in a case of multiple layer transmission.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • PT-RSs Phase Tracking-Reference signals
  • the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped only in PRBs having PT-RSs.
  • Cyclic Prefix-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing CP-OFDM
  • DFT-S-OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs), and the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped to same subcarriers as DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • mapping of UCI varies with patterns of the reference signals.
  • UCI comprises a plurality of types of UCI, and the plurality of types of UCI are assigned with priorities respectively, and the higher the priority assigned to a type of UCI is, the shorter the distances of the one or more available resource elements, where the type of UCI is mapped, with resource elements, where reference signals are mapped, is.
  • the demapping rule further indicates that all of the plurality of types of UCI are mapped to same subcarriers, and that the higher the priority assigned to a type of UCI is, the shorter the distances of the one or more available resource elements, where the type of UCI is mapped, with resource elements, where reference signals are mapped, in time domain is.
  • the demapping rule further indicates that the higher the priority assigned to a type of UCI is, the shorter the distances of the one or more available resource elements, where the type of UCI is mapped, with resource elements, where reference signals are mapped, in both frequency domain and time domain is.
  • the plurality of types of UCI comprise Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK), Rank Indicator (RI), Beam management/recovery and Channel State Information (CSI), which are assigned with priorities respectively in descending order of priority.
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment
  • RI Rank Indicator
  • CSI Channel State Information
  • the reference signals comprise front-loaded Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and additional DMRSs, and mapping of UCI around the front-loaded DMRSs is same as or different from mapping of UCI around the additional DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • UCI in frequency domain, UCI is evenly distributed across a PRB for PUSCH or centralized at the top and the bottom of the PRB for PUSCH.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a block diagram of details of a user equipment 1400 when CP-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the user equipment 1400 may include circuitry 310 , a transmitter 320 , an antenna 1405 and a receiver 1406 .
  • the circuitry 310 of the UE 1400 may include an encoder 1401 , a modulator 1402 , a resource mapping unit 1403 , and an IFFT (Inverse Fast Fourier Transform) unit 1404 for uplink transmission.
  • IFFT Inverse Fast Fourier Transform
  • circuitry 310 of the UE 1400 may further include an FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) unit 1407 , a resource demapping unit 1408 , a demodulator 1409 and a decoder 1410 for downlink reception.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • circuitry 310 functions mainly as the circuitry 310 shown in FIG. 3
  • transmitter 320 functions mainly as the transmitter 320 shown in FIG. 3
  • elements having similar functions as those in FIG. 3 are labeled the same and will not be repetitively described herein for purpose of brevity and clarity.
  • the encoder 1401 encodes the transmission data and outputs the encoded data to the modulator 1402 .
  • the modulator 1402 modulates the encoded data and outputs the modulated data to the resource mapping unit 1403 .
  • the resource mapping unit 1403 maps the modulated data to REs for data transmission in PRBs for PUSCH and maps RSs (for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs) to REs for RSs in the PRBs.
  • RSs for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs
  • the resource mapping unit 1403 maps, in the PRBs for PUSCH, UCI to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the IFFT unit 1404 performs IFFT processing on a plurality of subcarriers in the PRBs to which data, RSs and UCI are mapped, and output the signals after the IFFT processing to the transmitter 320 .
  • the transmitter 320 outputs the signals to a base station via the antenna 1405 .
  • the receiver 1406 receives downlink signals transmitted from a base station via the antenna 1405 . Since only CP-OFDM waveform is used for downlink transmission in NR, the FFT unit 1407 , the resource demapping unit 1408 , the demodulator 1409 and the decoder 1410 are used to perform a series of signal processing on the downlink signals received by the receiver 1406 and obtains the received data finally. It is noted that, since the operations of the FFT unit 1407 , the resource demapping unit 1408 , the demodulator 1409 and the decoder 1410 are well known by those skilled in the art, the details thereof will not be discussed here for avoiding confusion of the inventive points of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 14 shows the parts, i.e., the encoder 1401 , the modulator 1402 , the resource mapping unit 1403 , the IFFT unit 1404 , the FFT unit 1407 , the resource demapping unit 1408 , the demodulator 1409 and the decoder 1410 are within the circuitry 310 , this is only an example, but not a limitation. In fact, for example, one or more of the integrated parts may be separated from the circuitry 310 depending on specific requirements.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a block diagram of details of a user equipment 1500 when DFT-S-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the user equipment 1500 may include circuitry 310 , a transmitter 320 , an antenna 1405 and a receiver 1406 .
  • the circuitry 310 of the UE 1500 may further include an encoder 1401 , a modulator 1402 , a resource mapping unit 1503 , a DFT unit 1550 and an IFFT unit 1404 for uplink transmission.
  • the circuitry 310 of the UE 1500 may further include an FFT unit 1407 , a resource demapping unit 1408 , a demodulator 1409 and a decoder 1410 for downlink reception.
  • the circuitry 310 functions mainly as the circuitry 310 shown in FIG. 3
  • the transmitter 320 functions mainly as the transmitter 320 shown in FIG. 3 .
  • elements having similar functions as those in FIG. 3 are labeled the same and will not be repetitively described herein for purpose of brevity and clarity.
  • the operations of the encoder 1401 , the modulator 1402 , the IFFT unit 1404 , the FFT unit 1407 , the resource demapping unit 1408 , the demodulator 1409 and the decoder 1410 are the same as those shown in FIG. 14
  • elements having similar functions as those in FIG. 14 are labeled the same and will not be repetitively described herein for purpose of brevity and clarity.
  • the difference of FIG. 15 from FIG. 14 is the resource mapping unit 1503 and the newly added DFT unit 1550 , and these two units will be described in the following.
  • the resource mapping unit 1503 maps the modulated data from the modulator 1402 to REs for data transmission in PRBs for PUSCH and maps PT-RSs to REs for PT-RSs in the PRBs.
  • the resource mapping unit 1503 maps, in the PRBs for PUSCH, UCI to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the DFT unit 1550 performs DFT processing on a plurality of subcarriers in the PRBs to which data, PT-RSs and UCI are mapped, and output the signals after the DFT processing to the IFFT unit 1404 .
  • DMRSs are inserted (mapped) into REs for DMRSs in the PRBs after the DFT processing.
  • the IFFT unit 1404 performs IFFT processing on a plurality of subcarriers in the PRBs to which data, RSs (including DMRSs and PT-RSs) and UCI are mapped, and output the signals after the IFFT processing to the transmitter 320 .
  • the transmitter 320 outputs the signals to a base station via the antenna 1405 .
  • the resource mapping unit 1503 maps the modulated data from the modulator 1402 to REs for data transmission in PRBs for PUSCH.
  • the resource mapping unit 1503 maps, in the PRBs for PUSCH, UCI to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs (for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs) are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the DFT unit 1550 performs DFT processing on a plurality of subcarriers in the PRBs to which data and UCI are mapped, and output the signals after the DFT processing to the IFFT unit 1404 .
  • both DMRSs and PT-RSs are inserted (mapped) into REs for them in the PRBs after the DFT processing.
  • the IFFT unit 1404 performs IFFT processing on a plurality of subcarriers in the PRBs to which data, RSs (including DMRSs and PT-RSs) and UCI are mapped, and output the signals after the IFFT processing to the transmitter 320 .
  • the transmitter 320 outputs the signals to a base station via the antenna 1405 .
  • FIG. 15 shows the parts, i.e., the encoder 1401 , the modulator 1402 , the resource mapping unit 1503 , the DFT unit 1550 , the IFFT unit 1404 , the FFT unit 1407 , the resource demapping unit 1408 , the demodulator 1409 and the decoder 1410 are within the circuitry 310 , this is only an example, but not a limitation. In fact, for example, one or more of the integrated parts may be separated from the circuitry 310 depending on specific requirements.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a block diagram of details of a base station 1600 when CP-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the base station 1600 may include a receiver 1310 , circuitry 1320 , a transmitter 1605 and an antenna 1606 .
  • the circuitry 1320 of the BS 1600 may further include an FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) unit 1607 , a resource demapping unit 1608 , a demodulator 1609 and a decoder 1610 for uplink reception.
  • the circuitry 1320 of the BS 1600 may further include an encoder 1601 , a modulator 1602 , a resource mapping unit 1603 and an IFFT unit 1604 for downlink transmission.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • the receiver 1310 functions mainly as the receiver 1310 shown in FIG. 13
  • the circuitry 1320 functions mainly as the circuitry 1320 shown in FIG. 13 .
  • elements having similar functions as those in FIG. 13 are labeled the same and will not be repetitively described herein for purpose of brevity and clarity.
  • the receiver 1310 receives from the antenna 1606 UCI and RSs (for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs) in PUSCH on PRBs for PUSCH from a user equipment (for example, the UE 1400 as shown in FIG. 14 ). Since the signals received by the receiver 1310 are signals after FFT processing transmitted from the UE, the FFT unit 1607 performs FFT processing on the received signals and outputs the signals after FFT processing to the resource demapping unit 1608 .
  • RSs for example, DMRSs and/or PT-RSs
  • the resource demapping unit 1608 demaps the UCI and the RSs from their respective REs in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain. Moreover, the resource demapping unit 1608 also demaps data from REs for data transmission in the PRBs.
  • the demodulator 1609 receives the demapped data from the resource demapping unit 1608 , demodulates the demapped data and outputs the demodulated data to the decoder 1610 .
  • the decoder 1610 decodes the demodulated data from the demodulator 1609 and obtains the received data.
  • the encoder 1601 , the modulator 1602 , the resource mapping unit 1603 and the IFFT unit 1604 are used to generate downlink signals to be transmitted by the transmitter 1605 . Then, the transmitter 1605 transmits the downlink signals to a user equipment (for example, UE 300 , UE 1400 ) via the antenna 1606 . It is noted that, since the operations of the encoder 1601 , the modulator 1602 , the resource mapping unit 1603 and the IFFT unit 1604 are well known by those skilled in the art, the details thereof will not be discussed here for avoiding confusion of the inventive points of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 16 shows the parts, i.e., the encoder 1601 , the modulator 1602 , the resource mapping unit 1603 , the IFFT unit 1604 , the FFT unit 1607 , the resource demapping unit 1608 , the demodulator 1609 and the decoder 1610 are within the circuitry 1320 , this is only an example, but not a limitation. In fact, for example, one or more of the integrated parts may be separated from the circuitry 1320 depending on specific requirements.
  • FIG. 17 illustrates a block diagram of details of a base station 1700 when DFT-S-OFDM waveform is used for uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the base station 1700 may include a receiver 1310 , circuitry 1320 , a transmitter 1605 and an antenna 1606 .
  • the circuitry 1320 of the BS 1700 may further include an FFT unit 1607 , an IDFT (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform) unit 1760 , a resource demapping unit 1608 , a demodulator 1609 and a decoder 1610 for uplink reception.
  • the circuitry 1320 of the BS 1700 may further include an encoder 1601 , a modulator 1602 , a resource mapping unit 1603 and an IFFT unit 1604 for downlink transmission.
  • the receiver 1310 functions mainly as the receiver 1310 shown in FIG. 13
  • the circuitry 1320 functions mainly as the circuitry 1320 shown in FIG. 13 .
  • elements having similar functions as those in FIG. 13 are labeled the same and will not be repetitively described herein for purpose of brevity and clarity.
  • the operations of the encoder 1601 , the modulator 1602 , the resource mapping unit 1603 , the IFFT unit 1604 , the FFT unit 1607 , the resource demapping unit 1608 , the demodulator 1609 and the decoder 1610 are the same as those shown in
  • FIG. 16 elements having similar functions as those in FIG. 16 are labeled the same and will not be repetitively described herein for purpose of brevity and clarity.
  • the difference of FIG. 17 from FIG. 16 is the newly added IDFT unit 1760 , this is because signals received from a user equipment (for example, the UE 1500 as shown in FIG. 5 ) has been subject to DFT processing at the UE side.
  • a user equipment for example, the UE 1500 as shown in FIG. 5
  • the IDFT unit 1760 further performs IDFT processing on the signals after FFT processing and outputs the signals after IDFT processing to the resource demapping unit 1608 .
  • the resource demapping unit 1608 demaps the UCI and the RSs from their respective REs in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the resource demapping unit 1608 also demaps data from REs for data transmission in the PRBs.
  • the demodulator 1609 receives the demapped data from the resource demapping unit 1608 , demodulates the demapped data and outputs the demodulated data to the decoder 1610 .
  • the decoder 1610 decodes the demodulated data from the demodulator 1609 and obtains the received data.
  • UCI mapping has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4-12 , therefore, the details thereof are omitted for the purpose of clarity and brevity.
  • the operations of UCI mapping shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are not suitable in a case that DFT-S-OFDM in which PT-RSs are post-DFT is employed in PUSCH.
  • FIG. 17 shows the parts, i.e., the encoder 1601 , the modulator 1602 , the resource mapping unit 1603 , the IFFT unit 1604 , the FFT unit 1607 , the IDFT unit 1760 , the resource demapping unit 1608 , the demodulator 1609 and the decoder 1610 are within the circuitry 1320 , this is only an example, but not a limitation. In fact, for example, one or more of the integrated parts may be separated from the circuitry 1320 depending on specific requirements.
  • FIG. 18 schematically shows an example of a flowchart of communication between a BS 1810 and a UE 1820 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the BS 1810 may be the BS 1300 as shown in FIG. 13 and the UE 1820 may be the UE 300 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the BS 1810 may be the BS 1600 as shown in FIG. 16 and the UE 1820 may be the UE 1400 as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the BS 1810 when DFT-S-OFDM waveform is used for uplink in NR, the BS 1810 may be the BS 1700 as shown in FIG. 17 and the UE 1820 may be the UE 1500 as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the UE 1820 connects with the BS 1810 in a connection procedure.
  • the connection may be established by implementing known or future developed method whose details are omitted herein.
  • the UE 1820 maps, in PRBs for PUSCH, UCI to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the UE 1820 may include the circuitry 310 as the UE 300 shown in FIG. 3 , and the step ST 102 may be performed by the circuitry 310 .
  • the UE 1820 transmits the UCI and the RSs in PUSCH on the PRBs to the BS 1810 .
  • the UE 1820 may also include the transmitter 320 as the UE 300 shown in FIG. 3 , and the step ST 103 may be performed by the transmitter 310 .
  • the BS 1810 receives the UCI and the RSs in PUSCH on the PRBs from the UE 1820 .
  • the BS 1810 demaps the UCI and the RSs from their respective REs in the PRBs according to a demapping rule.
  • the demapping rule indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available REs according to their distances with REs where RSs are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain. That is to say, the demapping rule tell the BS 1810 how the UCI and RSs are mapped to uplink physical resources at the UE side.
  • the BS 1810 may include the circuitry 1320 as the BS 1300 shown in FIG. 13 , and the step ST 104 may be performed by the circuitry 1320 .
  • mapping and demapping of PUSCH data are apparently implemented at the UE 1820 and the BS 1820 respectively. Since mapping and demapping of PUSCH data are well known for those skilled in the art, the details thereof is not discussed herein in order to avoiding confusion of inventive points of the present disclosure.
  • the rule of mapping UCI adopted in the UE 1820 may be fixed in advance, that is, known by both the BS 1810 and the UE 1820 in advance.
  • the rule of mapping UCI adopted in the UE 1820 may be configured semi-statically or dynamically by the base station.
  • the BS 1810 may notify the UE 1820 of the rule of mapping UCI by explicit or implicit signaling.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates a flowchart of a wireless communication method 1900 for a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the wireless communication method 1900 may be applied to the user equipment 300 / 1400 / 1500 as shown in FIGS. 3, 14, 15 .
  • the wireless communication method 1900 starts at a step S 1901 in which, in physical resource blocks (PRBs) for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Uplink Control Information (UCI) is mapped to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain. Then, at a step S 1902 , the UCI and the reference signals is transmitted in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station. After the step S 1902 , the wireless communication method 1900 is ended.
  • PRBs Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • FIG. 20 illustrates a flowchart of a wireless communication method 2000 for a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the wireless communication method 2000 may be applied to the base station 1300 / 1600 / 1700 as shown in FIGS. 13, 16, 17 .
  • the wireless communication method 2000 starts at a step S 2001 in which, Uplink Control Information (UCI) and reference signals is received in Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on physical resource blocks (PRBs) for PUSCH from a user equipment. Then, at a step S 2002 , the UCI and the references signals are demapped from their respective resource elements in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain. After the step S 2002 , the wireless communication method 2000 is ended.
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • the other technical features in the base station 1300 as described above can also be incorporated in the wireless communication method 2000 and will not be described here for avoid redundancy.
  • the present disclosure can be realized by software, hardware, or software in cooperation with hardware.
  • Each functional block used in the description of each embodiment described above can be realized by an LSI as an integrated circuit, and each process described in the each embodiment may be controlled by LSI. They may be individually formed as chips, or one chip may be formed so as to include a part or all of the functional blocks. They may include a data input and output coupled thereto.
  • the LSI here may be referred to as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on a difference in the degree of integration.
  • the technique of implementing an integrated circuit is not limited to the LSI and may be realized by using a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor.
  • a FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • a reconfigurable processor in which the connections and the settings of circuits cells disposed inside the LSI can be reconfigured may be used.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure can at least provide the following subject matters.
  • a user equipment comprising:
  • circuitry operative to map, in physical resource blocks (PRBs) for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Uplink Control Information (UCI) to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain; and
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • a transmitter operative to transmit the UCI and the reference signals in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station.
  • circuitry is further operative to map UCI to one or more available resource elements whose distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped are shortest in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and Phase Tracking-Reference signals (PT-RSs), and UCI is mapped only in the layer transmitting PT-RSs in a case of multiple layer transmission.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • PT-RSs Phase Tracking-Reference signals
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • UCI is mapped to same subcarriers as DMRSs.
  • mapping of UCI varies with patterns of the reference signals.
  • UCI comprises a plurality of types of UCI, and the plurality of types of UCI are assigned with priorities respectively, and
  • the user equipment according to any one of (8)-(10), wherein the plurality of types of UCI comprise Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK), Rank Indicator (RI), Beam management/recovery and Channel State Information (CSI), which are assigned with priorities respectively in descending order of priority.
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment
  • RI Rank Indicator
  • CSI Channel State Information
  • the reference signals comprise front-loaded Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and additional DMRSs, and mapping of UCI around the front-loaded DMRSs is same as or different from mapping of UCI around the additional DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • a base station comprising:
  • a receiver operative to receive Uplink Control Information (UCI) and reference signals in Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) on physical resource blocks (PRBs) for PUSCH from a user equipment;
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • circuitry operative to demap the UCI and the references signals from their respective resource elements in the PRBs according to a demapping rule which indicates that UCI is mapped, in the PRBs, to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and Phase Tracking-Reference signals (PT-RSs), and the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped only in the layer transmitting PT-RSs in a case of multiple layer transmission.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • PT-RSs Phase Tracking-Reference signals
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • the base station according to any one of (21)-(23), wherein the plurality of types of UCI comprise Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK), Rank Indicator (RI), Beam management/recovery and Channel State Information (CSI), which are assigned with priorities respectively in descending order of priority.
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-Acknowledgment
  • RI Rank Indicator
  • CSI Channel State Information
  • mapping of UCI around the front-loaded DMRSs is same as or different from mapping of UCI around the additional DMRSs.
  • a wireless communication method for a user equipment comprising:
  • Uplink Control Information to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain; and transmitting the UCI and the reference signals in PUSCH on the PRBs to a base station.
  • mapping in physical resource blocks (PRBs) for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Uplink Control Information (UCI) to one or more available resource elements according to their distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain comprises:
  • mapping UCI to one or more available resource elements whose distances with resource elements where reference signals are mapped are shortest in one or more of time domain, frequency domain and spatial domain.
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and Phase Tracking-Reference signals (PT-RSs), and UCI is mapped only in the layer transmitting PT-RSs in a case of multiple layer transmission.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • PT-RSs Phase Tracking-Reference signals
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs), and UCI is mapped to same subcarriers as DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • the reference signals comprise front-loaded Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and additional DMRSs, and mapping of UCI around the front-loaded DMRSs is same as or different from mapping of UCI around the additional DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • a wireless communication method for a base station comprising:
  • Uplink Control Information UCI
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and Phase Tracking-Reference signals (PT-RSs), and the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped only in the layer transmitting PT-RSs in a case of multiple layer transmission.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • PT-RSs Phase Tracking-Reference signals
  • the reference signals comprise Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs), and the demapping rule further indicates that UCI is mapped to same subcarriers as DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals
  • the reference signals comprise front-loaded Demodulation Reference Signals (DMRSs) and additional DMRSs, and mapping of UCI around the front-loaded DMRSs is same as or different from mapping of UCI around the additional DMRSs.
  • DMRSs Demodulation Reference Signals

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